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shear collapse: a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it; (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves; "the shear changed the quadrilateral into a parallelogram"; cut with shears; "shear hedges"; cut or cut through with shears

shorten collapse: become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"; make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness"; make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches"

pare collapse: decrease gradually or bit by bit; remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"

simplify collapse: make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"

retrench collapse: make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"; tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

censor collapse: a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable; someone who censures or condemns; subject to political, religious, or moral censorship; "This magazine is censored by the government"

condense collapse: undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"; compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"; develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material"; become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed"; cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid; "The cold air condensed the steam"; remove water from; "condense the milk"

cut short collapse: interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"; cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"

compress collapse: a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever); squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"; make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"

downgrade collapse: the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends; rate lower; lower in value or esteem

bleed collapse: draw blood; "In the old days, doctors routinely bled patients as part of the treatment"; drain of liquid or steam; "bleed the radiators"; "the mechanic bled the engine"; get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"

depreciate collapse: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"; lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

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